Panasonic Dmc Fz50 Operating Instructions Manual

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5 Diopter Adjustment Dial (P44)
6 Viewfinder (P13, 43)
7 [DISPLAY] Button (P43)
8 [EVF/LCD] Button (P43)
9 [FOCUS/AE LOCK] Button (P35, 92)
10 Speaker (P81)
11 Rear dial (P33, 40, 57, 58)
12 LCD Monitor (P13, 24, 43)
13 [FUNCTION] Button (P83)
14 Delete Button (P41)
15 Cursor Buttons
/Self-timer Button (P51)
/[REV]Button (P39)
/Flash Setting Button (P47)
/Exposure Compensation (P52)/Auto 
Bracket (P53)/Flash Output Adjustment 
(P49)/Backlight Compensation in auto 
mode (P36)...

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Quick Guide
This is an overview of how to record and 
playback pictures with the camera. For 
each step, be sure to refer to the pages 
indicated in brackets.
1Charge the battery. (P16)
• The battery is not charged when the 
camera is shipped. Charge the 
battery before use.
2Insert the battery and the card. 
(P18, 19)
3Turn the camera on to take 
pictures.
• Set the clock. (P26)
Set the mode dial to [ ].
Press the shutter button to take 
pictures. (P32)
4Play back the pictures....

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Screen DisplayIn recording
  Out-of-frame display
1 Recording mode (P32)
2 Flash mode (P47)
3 Focus (P32)
4 Picture size (P87)
5 Quality (P87)
In Motion picture mode (P76)
//// /
: Jitter alert (P35)
6 Battery indication (P16)
7 Number of recordable pictures/
Available recording time
In Motion picture mode (P76)
e.g.: 
8 Card access indication (P20)
9 Recording state
10 Histogram (P46)
11 Travel date (P71)
12 Elapsed recording time (P76)
13 Program shift (P33)
14 Shutter speed...

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24 White balance (P83)
White balance fine adjustment (P85)
25 ISO sensitivity (P85)
26 Burst (P55)
: Audio recording (P76, 89)
27 Flip animation (P95)
28 Color effect mode (P94)
29 Custom setting (P62)
30 Continuous AF (P91)
31 Zoom (P37)/Extended optical zoom 
(P37)/Digital zoom (P38)
32 Operation for backlight compensation (P36)
33 Current date and time
• This is displayed for about 5 seconds 
when the camera is turned on, after 
setting the clock and after switching 
from...

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17 Number of days that have passed since 
the travel date (P71)
18 Audio playback (P81)
: In motion picture mode 
(P81)
19 Flip animation (P95)
20 Favorites (P103)
PLAY MOTION
PICTURE 

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Charging the Battery 
with the Charger
The battery is not charged when the 
camera is shipped. Charge the battery 
before use.
1Insert the battery terminals and 
attach the battery to the charger.
2Connect the charger to the 
electrical outlet.
• Charging starts when the [CHARGE] 
indicator  lights green.
• If the [CHARGE] indicator blinks, refer 
to P17.
3Detach the battery after charging 
is complete.
• Charging is complete when the 
[CHARGE] indicator  turns off (after 
about...

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• Using the supplied battery.
• Starting recording 30 seconds after the 
camera is turned on. (When the optical 
image stabilizer function is set to 
[MODE1])
•Recording once every 30 seconds with 
full flash every second recording.
• Turn the camera off every 10 recordings.
• CIPA is an abbreviation of 
[Camera & Imaging Products 
Association].
_The number of recordable pictures 
decreases when the power LCD function 
is used.
The number of recordable pictures 
when using the...

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Inserting /Removing 
the Battery
• Check that the camera is turned off.
• Close the flash.
1Slide the release lever in the 
direction of arrow and open the 
battery door 
.
€ Always use genuine Panasonic 
batteries (CGR-S006A).
2Insert:
Insert the charged battery until it 
clicks.
Remove:
Slide the lock  to remove the 
battery.
3Close the battery door.
Slide the release lever in the 
direction of the arrow.
• Remove the battery after use.
• When a fully charged battery has been...

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Inserting/Removing 
the Card
• Check that the camera is turned off.
• Prepare an SD Memory Card (supplied), 
an SDHC Memory Card (optional) or a 
MultiMediaCard (optional).
• Close the flash.
1Slide the card door to open it.
2Insert:
Insert the card fully until it clicks 
and it is locked.
Remove:
Push the card until it clicks, then 
pull the card out upright.
• Check the direction of the card.
• Do not touch the connection terminals 
on the back side of the card.
• The card may be...

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About the Card
wAccess to the card
The card access indication  lights red 
when pictures are being recorded onto the 
card.
When the card access indication lights, 
pictures are being read or deleted or the 
card is being formatted. Do not:
• turn the camera off.
• remove the battery or the card.
• shake or impact the camera.
The card and the data may be damaged or 
the camera may not operate normally.
wSD Memory Card (supplied), SDHC 
Memory Card (optional) and 
MultiMediaCard...